Introducing our brand-new public lecture series! We hope that these free lectures help to foster a love and interest in a variety of subjects. There will be a range of speakers and the opportunity to ask questions at each lecture. This also fits in with our wider school remit of being a Village College, inspired by the ideas of Henry Morris, in which schools should act as a community hub and that education is a lifelong process. Everyone is welcome!
For this academic year, all lectures will be online and shared via Microsoft Teams. Since moving our lectures online, we have been able to invite multiple schools- attached is a map highlighting where people have been 'tuning in' from. We have had up to 270 people attend our live lectures and even more access our recordings which are freely available on the school website. Details about how to join the events (free of charge) will be available via the school website and via Twitter: @Education__All
Please follow the links below to access the recordings of previous lectures and feedback forms.
Please follow the links below to access the recordings of previous lectures and feedback forms.
'The history of wildlife: engaging audiences with museum collections'
Natural History collections represent a huge source of information. They provide snapshots into the past and allow us to view the history of wildlife over the last few hundred years. However, museums are limited in the number of specimens they can put on display and share with the public, which means the vast majority of material remains in storage, only available to a select few. Matt Hayes will be talking about his work increasing access to the Cambridge University Museum of Zoology butterfly collection, where he is engaging audiences with the stories they preserve. Supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund.
Join via Microsoft Teams: https://bit.ly/3h3ee1h
Pompeii in its own words​
Pompeii was buried in ash by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, preserving the houses, possessions, and even bodies of its inhabitants. But it also preserved thousands of words: carved, painted, scratched into walls. In this talk Dr Zair will discuss what sort of information we can get from these ancient writings, in particular about how Pompeii went from being an enemy of Rome to a 'typical' Roman town; about the society and culture of Pompeii; and about literacy and education.
Join via Microsoft Teams: https://bit.ly/3lv9eUE ​
Commemorating the First World War: Then and Now​
From the two-minute silence on Remembrance Day to the Cenotaph in London, and from wearing poppies to visiting installations such as the 2014 ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’, many practices, places and exhibits find their origins in the First World War. This talk will explore how various commemorative activities and objects shape our understanding of the conflict, what functions they fulfil and how they have evolved over time.
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Danger and Excitement: The Experiences of Women during the British Civil Wars of the 1640s​
‘I dread the sea so much, that the very thought of it frightens me’: Queen Henrietta Maria wrote these words in 1642 to her husband King Charles I. During the Civil Wars she risked her life on multiple occasions to aid the royalist cause. In February 1643 a parliamentarian fleet fired on her at Bridlington near Newcastle. The queen described how: before I could get out of bed, the balls were whistling on me in such style that you may easily believe I loved not such music. As the experiences of Queen Henrietta Maria show the 1640s was a time of danger for many women. Others found excitement and opportunities during the conflict. This paper examines the experiences of women during the Civil Wars ranging from members of the royal family and nobles ladies to ordinary women. It will look at their interactions with military forces especially when their towns and homes came under attack and how some women took up arms to fight for each side. It will also consider the ways women engaged in the political and religious life of the country. As a maritime historian I will also explore some of the ways in which women went to sea during the war and the risks they ran.
Join via Microsoft Teams: https://bit.ly/3nhDsx6 ​
A reminder that our previous Historic-All History public lectures are available to view free of charge on the school website: https://www.cambournevc.org/news-and-events/historic-all
Thank you for all your support!
Cambourne Village College
Sheepfold Lane, Cambourne
Cambridge CB23 6FR
Tel: 01954 284000
Email: thecollege@cambournevc.org
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Cambourne Village College is an academy of The Cam Academy Trust, a company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales with company number 0749 1945.
The registered office is at Comberton Village College, West Street, Comberton, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7DU
